BOXING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 197, 29 July 1924, Page 6

BOXING.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. TO-NIGHT. To-night at the Hastings Municipal Theatre, the Hawke’s Bav amateur boxing championships preliminary bouts will take place under the auspices of the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Association ; Entries have been received from all ■ over Hawke’s Bay. The prices are , jjopular, and a bumper house should as- i fiemble to witness the good sport sub-j mitted. ,The Orphans Orchestra will; play selections during the intervals. ’ That boxing has arrived at its proper. status in England is established by the | fact that in London recently the Duch-' ess of Hamilton, after watching her son, the Marquis of Clydesdale, take part in a boxing match at an amateur tourney,' expressed herself as follows:—“1 think' bexing is one of the finest of sports. As j I watched my son boxing against the: young man opposing him. the thought came to my mind that it was a pity we could not go back ;to the days of the Vikings, when trivial disputes were settled by fights between picked men. How much better it fwould be now if we should settle international differences the same way—with the gloves—and avoid the terrible’bloodshed of war In my opinion boxing is one of the be* x exercises for the youth of the country. It teaches them self control, how to bear hard knock>and develops good fellowship.” A few months previously a very prominent pastof London took the same stand as the Duchess of Hamilton rebarding the boxing game. The pas tor was severely reprimanded by some of his fellow ministers, but he had the courage of his convictions and held his ground.